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Five Of The Best Places To Read Books

Reading is an an enjoyable hobby that many people take part in on a daily basis. While some people have no problem reading almost anywhere, even in the most distracting of atmospheres, there are some settings that provide an excellent ambiance that is perfect for settling down with a good book. If you would like to switch things up and read in a different place, here are five places that will provide you with the perfect relaxing setting to enjoy your favorite novel.

- The Library. Obviously, the library is a great place to relax and read a book. Not only is a library full of books you can read, but it also has plenty of private corners with comfortable chairs that make it the perfect setting to enjoy the book of your choice. It also helps that libraries are quiet so that you can really get lost in a story without any distractions.

- Coffee Shop. If you love a tasty cup of coffee and reading, why not combine the two by reading your book in a coffee shop? While a coffee shop may not be as quiet as a library, it provides the perfect setting for you to enjoy a book in a distraction free atmosphere.

- In A Park. While enjoying a book in a park may not be ideal when the weather is cold, enjoying a book in a park can provide the quiet solitude you need to really absorb the story you are reading. Many parks have park benches where you can sit for hours and enjoy the nice weather while enjoying a good book.

- Bookstore. Similar to a library, a bookstore has ample quiet corners to enjoy reading a book. It also has a huge selection of books to choose from so even if you do not have a book to read, you can easily find one in a bookstore. If you want a great place to find a great book and the perfect spot to read your new book, try visiting your local bookstore.

- Home Office. If you have a home office, this space can do more than provide you with a place to do work. A home office can also provide a quiet, distraction free setting for reading a good book. Try adding a comfy chair or couch in your home office so that you can enjoy reading your favorite books in the comfort of your home without annoying distractions.

Settling down to enjoy a good book is a favorite activity for many people. If you are one of these people, you probably know just how important ambiance and the place where you read your book can be to achieving total enjoyment through reading. Next time you go to open up a book, why not try switching things up a bit by reading in a library, home office, bookstore, coffee shop, or park? You will most likely find that reading a book in one of these comforting environments can help make an even enjoyable pastime even more pleasurable.

As a teacher, author Pam Johnson tries to instill the importance of reading into her students every day. She also enjoys writing and is a contributing blogger for Top Teaching Colleges.

Thank you, Pam Johnson for sharing your article, Five Of The Best Places To Read Books.

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

cloud formation with an apricot color sky

Photo for Skywatch Friday

This unusual cloud formation that I discovered in the wee morning hour, well it reminds me of the children's story, "Noisy Newt." Have you heard it before? Needless to say, one usually finds a newt along the ground but what pray tell, does this cloud coming at you remind you of? It must have been around 5 or 6:00 a.m. and this newt was approaching over the mountains towards my eastern view.

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Newt is a common name applied to certain members of a family of relatively small salamanders. For more information, visit Naturehaven.

Newts (Amphibians)

The Friday 56 Quote

I'm currently reading Alphabet Stories by Jill M. Coudron. This paperback book is about puppets and picture stories that teach letter recognition and sounds. I just couldn't post one sentence from this cute little story... So, here are all 8 points. Let me know what snippet is most enjoyable for you. Keep in mind that this is a favorite short story for my 1/2-year-oldld grandson!

Noisy Newt

1. Nestled in a nice nest in Nevada is a newt named Noisy. Noisy is always making noise.

2. Noisy lives in a nest with eight other newts. They are all noisy, but Noisy is the noisiest newt of all. The nine newts sit in their nest night and day and noisily make this sound: "N-N-N-N-N-N-N!"

3. Noisy and the other newts love the number nine. They often sing "nine" nine times like this: "Nine-nine-nine-nine-nine-nine-nine-nine-nine!" Can you do that?

4. The newts eat nuts and noodles. They leave their nests to look for them. Then they bring the nuts and noodles back to their nests to nibble.

5. One day, when the nine newts were out hunting for nuts and noodles, a nosy porcupine passed by. He tromped right through Noisy's nest and accidentally left a few of his prickly needles. Oh, no! Noisy won't know there are needles in his nest!

6. As night fell, Noisy was the first newt to return to his nest. He crawled into his nice neat nest, got ready to nibble, and shouted, "Oh, no! Needles in my nest!"

7. The other newts heard him and rushed to help. They carried him to see Nifty Nurse. Nifty Nurse carefully pulled all the needles out of Noisy and helped him feel nice again. The other newts were so glad to see that Noisy was OK, they happily made their newt sound: "N-N-N-N-N-N-N!"

8. Noisy thanked Nifty Nurse and went home to what used to be his nice neat nest. He and the other newts took out the nasty needles and said, "No needles now!" From that night on, all the newts carefully checked their nests before crawling in. Can you hear the newt nibbling noisily on their nuts and noodles? "N-N-N-N-N-N-N!"

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At my grandson's house, he likes to spend some of his time indoors on his mother's computer. If he's not playing Angry Birds, then he's probably reading an eBook. It's amazing to me how quickly they learn new technology. Most of the time you'll probably find my grandson outdoors fishing!